A jury has found a former gamekeeper guilty of the murder of a retired army officer. 33-year-old Christopher Docherty-Puncheon, had denied gunning down Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Riley" Workman, who was 83, at his home in Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire, in 2004.

A jury at St Albans Crown Court has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a man accused of the shotgun murder of a retired army officer.

Former Lieutenant Colonel Riley Workman was found shot dead on the doorstep of his home in Furneux Pelham in Hertfordshire in January 2004. Former mole catcher Christopher Docherty-Puncheon denies killing the 83-year-old.

A jury at St Albans Crown Court is considering its verdict in the trial of a former mole catcher accused of the shotgun murder of a retired army officer.

Former Lieutenant Colonel Riley Workman was found shot dead on the doorstep of his home in Furneux Pelham near Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire in January 2004. Christopher Docherty-Puncheon denies killing the 83-year-old.

A man on trial for shooting dead a retired army colonel in Hertfordshire is alleged to have confessed to being a hit man and to having a gay affair with the victim.

Robert Workman, 83, was murdered on the doorstep of his home in Furneux Pelham in January 2004.

A jury was told today that Christopher Docherty-Puncheon confessed to killing the former colonel to fellow inmates while he was in prison for the murder of another man - Fred Moss. Docherty-Puncheon has pleaded not guilty to murder at St Albans crown court.